North American X-15
· built by North American Aviation
· maiden flight 1959-06-08
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17
The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft.
Specifications
15.47 mLength
6.61 mDiameter
15195 tLaunch mass
1Stages
286 kNLiftoff thrust
Payload Capacity
No payload capacity figures published for this configuration.
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
13Total launches
12Successful
1Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
13In our archive
92.3%Success rate
Jul 17, 1962 17:30 UTCEarliest tracked
Aug 21, 1968 17:05 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| X-15 | Flight 197 | Aug 21, 1968 17:05 UTC | Success |
| X-15 | Flight 191 | Nov 15, 1967 18:30 UTC | Failure |
| X-15 | Flight 190 | Oct 17, 1967 17:40 UTC | Success |
| X-15 | Flight 174 | Nov 01, 1966 21:24 UTC | Success |
| X-15 | Flight 153 | Oct 14, 1965 20:47 UTC | Success |
| X-15 | Flight 150 | Sep 28, 1965 18:08 UTC | Success |
| X-15 | Flight 143 | Aug 10, 1965 19:24 UTC | Success |
| X-15 | Flight 138 | Jun 29, 1965 18:21 UTC | Success |
| X-15 | Flight 91 | Aug 22, 1963 18:05 UTC | Success |
| X-15 | Flight 90 | Jul 19, 1963 18:20 UTC | Success |
| X-15 | Flight 87 | Jun 27, 1963 17:56 UTC | Success |
| X-15 | Flight 77 | Jan 17, 1963 16:59 UTC | Success |
| X-15 | Flight 62 | Jul 17, 1962 17:30 UTC | Success |